On Stage Ma ke Kahua Hōʻike by Skevi Farazi

On Stage Ma ke Kahua Hōʻike by Skevi Farazi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KeleaweLoko Hale· 2020

On Stage Ma ke Kahua Hōʻike

by Skevi Farazi

Client: THOC & Limassol Municipality

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About On Stage Ma ke Kahua Hōʻike

He hōʻikeʻike mau ʻo On Stage no ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike Keaka o Kupero. Ke huli nei ka hōʻikeʻike i nā ʻano like ʻole o ke keaka ma o kahi ʻano hana ʻike pono, kahi e hui pū ai nā palena ma waena o ka nānā ʻana a me ka hana keaka ʻana. Hoʻokumu ʻia ka hoʻonohonoho ma nā ʻāpana ʻekolu, e like me nā ʻanuʻu o kahi keaka. ʻO ka Mōʻaukala kahi ala hele e hana ai ma ke ʻano he kānana no ka ʻike. Hōʻike ka ʻāpana Poʻe Kōkua i nā ʻāpana o kahi hana keaka i ʻike ʻole pinepine ʻia e ka poʻe nānā. ʻO ka Hōʻike Keaka ka ʻanuʻu hope loa, a hōʻike mai i ka hopena. Māhele ʻia ke kahua e kahi pahu hōʻike kaʻakaʻa e kau diagonal ana ma ke kikowaena, a alakaʻi ia i nā malihini.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā On Stage Ma ke Kahua Hōʻike i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā On Stage Ma ke Kahua Hōʻike he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā On Stage Ma ke Kahua Hōʻike i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: 'On Stage' is the permanent exhibition of the Cyprus Theatre Museum. It aims to explore the different aspects of theatre in an experiential approach where boundaries of spectating and acting are intertwined. The exhibition unfolds in three parts: The History, a passage that acts as a filter of knowledge. The Contributors which showcases all aspects of the production which usually are unknown to the spectator. The Performance which as a final act reveals the final outcome.
Tags: theatre, museum, exhibition, interior, design, showcase, stage, contributors, space, curation
Production Technology: A central diagonal showcase splits the space in 3 sections and directs the visitors through wide and narrow paths, in a flow of pauses and transitions from one section to the other. It opens only to the final part and prevents thus the visual connection between the different sections.
The entrance to the museum creates a play of knowledge through the reflections of mirrors, where the spectator, the graphics and displays dissolve their actual barriers in space and time.
Design Challenge: The various materials of the existing space, such as natural stone on walls, timber roof, metal and concrete structures and big luminous windows needed to be approached with respect but on the same time without overshadowing the actual presentation of the exhibition items which demanded a dark space to allow them as such to be highlighted.
The aesthetic balance between the exhibition design and the actual display object which by itself is ‘flamboyant’ was constantly tested.
Research: An elaborate research was done on precedent examples, the new trends of museology and the ways of communicating the information with different media. Various display systems, materials and colour palettes were explored so that all items could be displayed in a balanced design.
The design was inextricably linked with the museological approach and developed in parallel with the exhibition material research until the final selection.
Inspiration: Having as a reference the magic one experiences when watching a theatrical performance, the design aims to create a narrative space which evolves gradually as a 'theatrical plot’ in different ‘acts’.
The transition from one section to the other is visually distinct allowing the surprise and the unexpected to escalate as in a theatrical play. Being on stage, backstage or in a dressing room were the main references for visual representations and interactive displays.
Project Duration: 2010-2012
Limassol - Cyprus
Team Members: Designer: Skevi Farazi
Museologist: Sofia Antoniadou
Graphic Designer: Marika Ioannou
Audiovisual: Nicoleta Kalatha
Lighting Design: Dakis Sevastides
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Socrates Socratous, 2012
Image #2: Photographer Socrates Socratous, 2012
Image #3: Photographer Socrates Socratous, 2012
Image #4: Photographer Socrates Socratous, 2012
Image #5: Photographer Socrates Socratous, 2012